Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Baptism of Our Lord (2017)
Illustration
Isaiah 42:1-9
“Here is my servant,” proclaims the Lord. To serve and to be a servant is not a common aspiration in our 21st-century world. We are more likely to enjoy being in charge, making decisions, and being served rather than serving others. Yet God is calling the whole nation of Israel, the faithful, to be servants, to serve one another and the realm of God. They are to put aside idols, the past, and the hierarchies, and serve one another.
“Here is my servant,” proclaims the Lord. To serve and to be a servant is not a common aspiration in our 21st-century world. We are more likely to enjoy being in charge, making decisions, and being served rather than serving others. Yet God is calling the whole nation of Israel, the faithful, to be servants, to serve one another and the realm of God. They are to put aside idols, the past, and the hierarchies, and serve one another.
